Why Amtrak’s System Keeps Breaking Down: It’s 100 Years Old
www.nytimes.com
An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade.
  • ryanvgates@infosec.pubEnglish
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    3 months ago

    It’s disappointing to see the article only mention the cost of such upgrades. The value is enormous as well. Upgrading the busiest rail line in the country would have a positive impact on many many people for decades to come.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      8·
      3 months ago

      That’s typically how mass transit is covered; as a cost, with no mention of benefits.

      Roads don’t get covered in the same way as they’re generally not seen as profit-making enterprises.